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| Type | Article |
| Author | John Cutler |
| Date | Apr 8, 2023 |
| URL | https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-212-a-problem-vs-the-problem?ref=refind |
| Note created | Apr 8, 2023 |
Most conversations about problems (and causes) are negotiations—negotiations about identity, reputation, controlling the narrative, and spheres of influence and control. People look for the “definition” they can live with and process. Deciding how much to constrain the collection of root causes—from one cause to a whole graph of related causes—is as much a political (and cultural) decision as a factual or solution-oriented one.